Marshall University - Chief Justice Yearbook (Huntington, WV)

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Suitcase school on weekends Laundry, dates lure them home For some students, the weekend meant other things than partying and studying. It was a time to slip away Irom the university altogether and go home. Students opted for the trip home for a variety of reasons. Some wanted to see their pets, some wanted to see their high school alma mater take to the gridiron. Others missed their parents, boyfriends, girlfriends, brothers and sisters. And still others had dirty laundry that needed a motherly touch. For some students, the trip home was a long one they could only make on special occasions. Ruth Giachino was not able to make it to her White Plains, N.Y., home until Thanksgiving break. Whenever I go home, I have to fly. And that can get pretty expensive, she said. Wdilmg lor their ride home are Jeanne Triplet!, Melda Nutter and Paula Pierson. Student often catch rides home with inends. then share the expenses. Another student that did not make frequent trips home was Twyla Edgell, even though she was from Salem. I don ' t leave campus often, she said. There is always something for me to do down here. But for others the trip home was at least a bi- weekly event. I go home at least every two weeks, Marsha Riley of East Bank, said. The main reason I go is to get food. Riley said she drove home when she wanted to go, but would occasionally bum a ride from a friend. For Rick Watson, driving home was an expen- sive endeavor. To get back to Washington D.C., it cost him approximately $50 for gasoline. The cost cut my traveling to about once a month, he said. When I went home, it was usually for something special like my mom ' s birthday. A welcomed sign after a long drive IS on Interstate 64. Marshall University NEXT RIGHT Careful packing insures all suit- cases will fit. Shen Gongola, Jeanne Gongola and Patricia Cobb watch as Rhonda Wade packs her trunk. Ready to go! Brad Rice and Bill Gandee are finally ready to hit the road home. home on weekends — 29

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iJNm- ' -i-- -™ - ' fc Packing up to go home is Rhonda Wade. Every Friday, hundreds ol Marshall students load their cars lor the drive home. All ol that in one small car!?? Crammmg trunks and hatch- backs becomes an art with some students. 28 — home on weekends

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Commuting drives them crazy Below nghl. Day ' s end bring latigue and the long ride home lor Becky Poling. Almost 7,000 of Marshall ' s 1 1 ,000 students com- muted to campus each semester tor classes. Commuting to school had its disadvantages, as well as its advantages, according to commuting students. Parking was the biggest complaint voiced by those driving to campus each day. Not iDeing able to find a parking place meant being late for class, getting a parking ticket or being towed from for parking illegally. But to most students, the simple frustration of trying to find a place to park was the worst. Commuter students also faced the additional weather-related problems of driving. While on- campus students had to trudge to class through cold, wet, slippery snow, the commuter students had to drive through the white stuff just to get to campus. Another problem for commuter students was where to go between classes. They could not simply go back to a residence hall or apartment and wait for their next class. Nor could they return home for a forgotten assignment. Trips to campus had to be planned. Several commuter students said they did not feel that they belonged to the MU student body. You miss out on a lot of activities here on campus when you drive from home to school everyday, said Leskie Pinson. Not all students drive a car to campus. Some use their own power and the trusty bicycle. One ol the worst things that can happen to a commuter studenl- — lockmg the keys in the car. Doug Sweeker uses the old coat hanger tnck to retreive his keys as security ollicer Jim Marra looks on. 30 — commuter students